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If you're disillusioned, depressed or downright furious at the state of politics today, this episode is for you.
Eric Liu, founder, and CEO of Citizen University, says that you're more powerful than you think. We discuss the stories, strategies, and ideas raised in his timely new book, "You're More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen"
Read moreHow can we save good jobs?
In part one (episode #95), we spoke with Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School, about the impact of robots and automation on our workforce. Here in part 2 Peter talks solutions and explains why some of the alarm over the impact on employment is out-of-touch with reality.
Read moreWhen did the arguments for free trade and the benefits of immigration go out of fashion?
Why is the case for scaling back the power of the financial industry under attack by the Trump administration?
Read moreDoes Donald Trump lie more than previous presidents? In the history of political spin, how does the Trump administration stack up?
Presidents have always used spin and propaganda to skirt the truth, but the Trump administration has made it especially hard for citizens to remain informed. The easiest example of this was when Kellyanne Conway, the Counselor to the President, used the term “alternative facts” to defend a false statement by the White House Press Secretary.
In this episode we look at how Presidential propaganda, messaging or spin has changed over the decades.
David Greenberg is our guest and the author of "Republic of Spin - An Inside History of the American Presidency.” David argues that Teddy Roosevelt was responsible for the birth of modern Presidential spin more than one hundred years ago.
Read moreIn his inaugural address, Donald Trump gave a grim description of American cities, speaking of "carnage" and "rusted out factories.” But the reality is far different in many urban centers.
Our guest is Kay Hymowitz of The Manhattan Institute, author of "The New Brooklyn: What It Takes To Bring a City Back."
Read moreFresh thinking for the New Year: In 2016 we were exposed to a dazzling range of smart, practical ideas from our podcast guests - from climate change and money matters, healthcare reform, to making room for strangers in our lives.
Read moreAlan Dershowitz on Trump; what an Islamic fundamentalist learned in an Egyptian jail; plus a tenured professor explained why she quit her job—trigger warning ahead.
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